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Calendar No. 378. 


61st Congress. 


Session. 


SENATE. 


J Re 
I No, 


Report 
No. 373. 


GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED 
STATES BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 


March 10, 1910.—Ordered to be printed. 


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tion applications under Article I, section 9, paragraph 7, of the 
Constitution, reports as follows: 

The paragraph provides: 

No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no person holding any 
office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept 
of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, 
or foreign state. 

There are now pending in the Committee on Foreign Relations 200 
requests for the consent of Congress under this constitutional provi¬ 
sion to the acceptance of gifts and decorations tendered by foreign 
governments to officers of the United States. The subject-matter of 
all these requests is described in the accompanying pamphlet, in 
which we have numbered the requests from 1 to 200, inclusive. It 
seems that requests of this character should be passed upon in accord¬ 
ance with some declared principle of action, so that one officer should 
not have his request refused and another receive authority as the 
result of accidental circumstances attending the presentation of the 
request. 


The existence of the prohibition in the Constitution indicates that 
the presumption is against the acceptance of the present, emolument, 
office, or title. A habit of general and indiscriminate consent by 
Congress upon such applications would tend practically to nullify the 
constitutional provision, which is based upon an apprehension, not 
without foundation, that our officers may be affected in the per¬ 
formance of their duties by the desire to receive such recognition from 
other governments. A strong support for the view that the practice 
should not be allowed to become general is to be found in the fact 
that the Government of the United States does not confer decorations 







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•or titles or, unless in very exceptional cases, make presents to the 
officers of other governments. It is not suitable that we should per¬ 
mit our officers to receive courtesies which we do not reciprocate bv 
extending similar courtesies to the officers of other governments. We 
are of the opinion that the following rules should be observed: 

1. That no decoration should be received unless possibly when 
it is conferred for some exceptional, extraordinary, and highly meri¬ 
torious act, justifying beyond dispute a special mark of distinction. 

2. That no presents should be received except such articles as are 
appropriate for souvenirs and marks of courtesy and appreciation 
and having an intrinsic value not disproportionate to such a purpose. 

3. That the acceptance of presents within the limitation above 
stated should be further limited to cases in which some exceptional 
service or special relation justifying the mark of courtesy exists 
between the recipient and the government offering the present. 

4. That no offer of any other title or emolument or office should be 
considered. 

5. We consider that membersliip in learned societies, even though 
the appointment thereto may have a quasi governmental origin, 
should not be considered as coming within the constitutional pro¬ 
vision, and it may well be that as to certain trifling gifts, such as 
photographs, the rule of de minimis lex non curat should be deemed 
to apply. 

Applying the foregoing rules, we recommend that the consent of 
the Congress be given to the acceptance of the presents offered to 
officers of the United States in the cases identified in the annexed 
pamphlet as Nos. 1 to 8 inclusive, 28 (the present but not the decora¬ 
tion), 29, 31 to 35 inclusive, 36, 84, 85, 86, 98 to 100 inclusive, 106, 
125, 134, 144, 147, 174, 188, 197. We recommend that consent be 
refused in all the other cases specified in the pamphlet, including all 
the offers of decorations. We omit consideration of No. 77, which 
has been acted on by the Congress. 


I. Requests for authority to accept certain gifts and decorations to officers 

of the United States hy foreign governments, pending before the 
Committee on Foreign Relations June 23, 1906. 

II. Requests for authority to accept certain gifts and decorations trans¬ 

mitted hy the State Department to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations from June 28, 1906, to February 16, 1910. 

I. 

1. Capt. James M. Miller, U. S. Navy. 

2. Commander Herbert O. Dunn, U. S. Navy. 

3. Chaplain H. I. Reaney, U. S. Navy. 

4. Lieut. Victor A. Kimberly, U. S. Navy. 

5. Lieut. Henry L. Brinser, U. S. Navy. 

6. Asst. Surg. Theodore N. Pease, U. S. Navy. 


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7. Paymaster Charles li. O’Leary, U. S. Navy. 

8. First Lieut. Frank C. Lander, U. S. Marine Corps. 

Photographs presented to them by the Mexican Government. 
Reason for giving. —The photographs were presented as a memorial 
for their services on board the U. S. S. Columbia when she carried 
the remains of the late Ambassador Azpiroz to Mexico. 

9. Lieut. Gen. A. R. Chaffee, retired, U. S. Army. 

Commission and insignia of the office of Grand Commander of the 
Legion of Honor, conferred upon him by the French Republic. 

Reason for giving. —In recognition of his recent visit to France as 
the head of the special mission of American army officers to witness 
the grand maneuvers of the French army. 

10. Brig. Gen. William Crozier, U. S. Army. 

11. Capt. Daniel T. Moore, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor, 
and Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, respectively. 

Reason for giving. —In connection with their attendance of the 
grand maneuvers of the French army, held in September, 1905. 

12. John Barrett, American Minister to Colombia. 

13. Col. J. A. Ockerson, Commissioner on the Mississippi River 

Commission. 

Letters patent and the decorations of the Order of the Double 
Dragon conferred upon them by the Chinese Government. 

Reasons for giving. —Because of their connection with the Louisi¬ 
ana Purchase Exposition, Barrett having been special commissioner 
to China in the interest of the exposition, and Ockerson having been 
chief of the Liberal Arts Building at the exposition. 

14. Capt. T. Bentley Mott, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor conferred upon 
him by the French Republic. 

Reason for giving. —-Decoration conferred upon the completion of 
his tour of duty as military attache to the American embassy at Paris. 

15. Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of the Order of St. Stanislaus of the first class, Russia, 

16. Col. John Van R. Hoff, Medical Department. 

17. Lieut. Col. Walter S. Schuyler, General Staff. 

18. Maj. Montgomery M. Macomb, General Staff. 

Decoration of the Order of St, Anne of the second class. Russia. 

19. Capt. Carl Reichmann, U. S. Army. 

20. Capt. Sydney Cloman, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of the Order of St. Stanislaus, second class. Russia. 
Reason for giving. —These gentlemen were attached to the Russian 
army in the field during the Russo-Japanese war. 

21. Brig. Gen. J. F. Bell, U. S. Army. 




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22. Capt. Grote Hutcheson, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor, 
and Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, respectively. 

Reason for giving —On account of their presence during the recent 
maneuvers of the French army. 

23. Rear-Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. Navy. 

24. Capt. John M. Hawley, U. S. Navy. 

25. Commander Reginald F. Nicholson, U. S. Navy. 

26. Commander Alexander Sharp, U. S. Navy. 

27. Lieut. Commander Harry George, U. S. Navy. 

Decorations of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
them by the French Republic. 

Reason for giving. —The decorations were conferred upon the 
occasion of the removal of the remains of Admiral John Paul Jones 
to this country. 

28. Capt. B. F. McCalla, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Order of the Red Eagle of the second class, with 
swords, tendered to him by the German Emperor. 

Reason for giving. —Decoration conferred after the campaign of 
the international column under Admiral Seymour, in which German 
bluejackets represented one of the nationalities engaged. On this 
occasion the German Emperor conferred a number of decorations. 

McCalla says the decoration was conferred on account of the Ger¬ 
man Emperor’s kindly feeling toward the United States and his 
recognition of the honorable part which the force under McCalla’s 
command took in the unsuccessful attempt to relieve the legations 
at Peking. 

29. Arthur M. Beaupre, Minister to Argentine Republic. 

Silver inkstand presented to him by the British Government while 
he was secretary of legation and consul-general at Guatemala. 

Reason for gwing. —On account of his services as arbitrator in 
connection with the claims of the owners and masters of the English 
sloop Lottie May against the Government of Honduras. 

30. Richard T. Greener, commercial agent of the United States at 

Vladivostolc. 

Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, second grade, third 
class, from the Chinese Government. 

Reason for giving. —The Chinese Government tendered such deco¬ 
rations to the consular officers of all the nations stationed at Vladi¬ 
vostok during the Boxer uprising in 1900. 

31. ^^iRST Lieut. Thomas H. Jackson, U. S. Army. 

32. First Lieut. Edmund M. Rhett, U. S. Army. 

33. Second Lieut. John H. Poole, U. S. Army. 

34. Lieut. Frederick L. Chapin, U. S. Navy. 


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35. Gen. H. V. N. Boynton, Commissioner of the Chickamauga 
and Chattanooga National Military Park. 

Photographs, respectively, of His Royal Highness Prince Henry 
of Prussia. 

Reason for giving .—These were tendered after Prince Henry visited 
the United States. 


36. Capt. Dorr F. Tozier, U. S. Navy. 

Sword tendered to him by the King of Great Britain. 

Reason for giving. —On account of the ‘‘cordial and valuable 
assistance rendered by Captain Tozier during the search for H. M. S. 
Condor along the west coast of Vancouver iSand.’’ 

37. Capt. William E. Horton, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of Knight Commander of the Order of Nicham el 
Amouar, conferred upon him by the French Republic. 

Reason for giving. —Recovery of the body of Baron De Marais, a 
citizen of France, who was assassinated by the insurgent Filipinos in 
1899. Captain Horton, at some personal expense to himself and con¬ 
siderable risk, and after several failures on the part of others, finally 
recovered the body. 

38. Commander Samuel W. B. Diehl, U. S. Navy. 

39. Lieut. Commander Lewis S. Van Duzer, U. S. Navy. 

40. Ensign William P. Cronin, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar, of the third class, from the 
Government of Venezuela. 

Reason for giving. —In testimony of their humanity in saving the 
life of a shipwrecked citizen of Venezuela and in rescuing a Vene¬ 
zuelan vessel off the coast of that country. 


41. Samuel L. Gracey, Esq., 

United States Consul at Foochow, China. 


Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon 
him by the Chinese Government. 

Reason for giving. —On account and in recognition of important 
services to the Chinese Government during the Boxer troubles in 1900. 

42. Maj. Gen. J. A. Brooke, U. S. Army. 


43. Brig. Gen. Samuel B. M. Young, U. S. Army. 

44. Rear-Admiral F. G. Higginson, U. S. Navy. 


Degree of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor. 

45. Col. Albert L. Mills, U. S. Army. 

46. Capt. Willard H. Bronson, U. S. Army. 


47. Capt. Henry W. Lyon, U. S. Army. 


48. Capt. Jos. N. FIempiiill, U. S. Army. 

49. Commander Richard Wainwright, U. S. Navy. 


Decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor. 

50. Edwin V. Morgan, Department. 

51. Lieut. Commander A. Gleaves, U. S. Navy. 


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52. Lieut. A. H. Davis, U. S. Navy. 

53. Lieut. G. E. Evans, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. 

Reason for giving. —Decorations tendered by the Republic of 
France after the ceremonies of the occasion of the ceremonies of the 
unveiling of the Rochambeau monument. 

54. Capt. Richardson Clover, U. S. Navy. 

Souvenir coronation medal tendered to him by the King of Great 
Britain. 

Reason for giving. —Decoration tendered after the coronation. 

55. Lieut. Commander Asher C. Baker, U. S. Navy. 

56. Frank W. Clarke, Curator^ United States National Museum. 
Decoration of the Cross of the Knight of the Legion of Honor. 

57. Henry E. Alvord, Chief of the Dairy Division, Department of 

Agriculture. 

58. William A. Taylor, Pomologist, Department of Agriculture. 

59. H. W. Wiley, Chief Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agri¬ 

culture. 

60. M. A. Carleton, Cerealist. 

61. John I. Assistant Agriculturist. 

Decoration of the Ordre du Merite Agricole. 

Reason for giving. —These decorations were tendered by the French 
Government in recognition of the important services rendered by 
these gentlemen at the Paris Exposition. 

62. Dr. Eugene Wasdin, United States Marine-Hospital Service. 

63. Dr. H. D. Geddings, United States Marine-Hospital Service. 

Decorations of the Cross of Officer of S. S. Marizio e Lazaro and 
the Cross of Chevalier, respectively. 

Reason for giving. —These decorations conferred by the Italian 
Government in recognition of investigations of the highest impor¬ 
tance, which consisted in verifying and confirming the Italian studies 
and discoveries on the nature of yellow fever. 

64. Capt. Stephen L’H. Slocum, U. S. Army. 

South African war medal tendered by the King of Great Britain^ 
Reason for Captain Slocum was United States military 

attache to South Africa during the Boer war, and this decoration was 
tendered after the conclusion of that war. 

65. Lieut. William P. Scott, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of Liakat Medal of Merit from His Majesty the Sultan 
of Turkey. 

Reason for giving—li appears from the notes of our United States 
minister to Constantinople, “at the request of the first secretary of 
His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, I am sending you under separate 
cover the decoration of the Order of Merit, which His Majesty desires 
to confer on you as a token of his appreciation of the part which you 
played in the battle of Manila.’’ 


GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. T 

66. John Fowler, United States consul at Chef oo , China. 

Decoration of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him by the Chi¬ 
nese Government. 

Reason for giving. —It appears from the note of the Chinese Gov¬ 
ernment * * * ‘‘during the Boxer troubles in the year 1900, you 

and the other consuls cooperated with the local authorities in main¬ 
taining peace and order.’’ 

These decorations were conferred upon all of the foreign consuls. 

67. Herbert H. D. Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary of State. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
him by the Government of France. 

Reason for giving. —For his services in connection with the unveil¬ 
ing of the Rochambeau monument. 

68. Gen. T. A. Bingham, U. S. Army, Retired. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
him by France. 

Reason for giving. —Conferred in connection with the unveiling of 
the Rochambeau monument. 

69. Henry Vignaud, Secretary of the American embassy at Paris. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
him by the Republic of France. 

Reason for giving. —This decoration was conferred in July, 1889, 
out of compliment to the United States, and as a mark of special 
regard for Mr. Vignaud, who has been for many years in the American 
diplomatic service at Paris. 

70. Capt. W. G. Cutler, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
him by the French Government. 

Reason for giving. —Captain Cutler was commander of the U. S. S. 
Galveston on the occasion of the transfer of the remains of Admiral 
John Paul Jones to the United States. 

71. Capt. W. S. Sims, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
him by France. 

Reason for giving. —This decoration was conferred on his retire¬ 
ment as naval attache at Paris. 

72. Capt. D. E. Nolan, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon 
him by France. 

Reason for giving. —This decoration was conferred on the occasion! 
of his attendance of the French maneuvers in the autumn of 1905. 

73. G. W. Hill, Department of Agriculture. 

Decoration of the Order of the Merite Agricole, conferred upon 
him by the Government of France. 

Reason for giving. —This decoration was conferred at the request 
of the French minister of agriculture. 


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74. C. S. Crowninshield, Commercial agent at Castellamarie. 
Decoration of Officer of Public Instruction. 

Reason for giving. —In recognition of the important part taken by 
him at the Paris Exposition. 

75. Miss Anna T. Smith, Translator of the Bureau of Education. 

Decoration of Officer of Public Instruction, conferred upon her by 
France. 

Reason for giving. —In recognition of the important part taken by 
her at the Paris Exposition. 

76. John C. Covert, United States Consul at Lyon. 

Decoration of Officer d’Academie, conferred upon him by France. 
Reason for giving. —This decoration was conferred on the occasion 
of the visit of the French minister of public instruction to Lyon. 

77. Cart. C. De Witt Wilcox, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of Officer dWcad4mie, conferred upon him by France. 
Reason for giving. —No reason given. 

78. Herbert H. D. Peirce, Third Assista7ht Secretary of State. 

Decoration of the Order of Double Dragon, conferred upon him by 
the Government of China. 

Reason for giving. —For courtesies extended to Prince Tsai Chen, 
special envoy of the Emperor of (Jiina to the United States after the 
Boxer troubles of 1900. 

79. Capt. a. W. Brewster, U. S. Army, Military attache at PeTcing. 

Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him 
by China. 

Reason for giving. —Decoration conferred in recognition of services 
Tendered during the Boxer troubles. 

80. Capt. J. M. Sigworth, U. S. Army. 

81. Lieut. C. C. Kinney, U. S. Army. 

82. Lieut. Paul M. Goodrich, U. S. Army. 

83. Lieut. Allen Smith, Jr., U. S. Army. 

Decoration, respectively, of the Order of the Double Dragon, con¬ 
ferred by China. 

Reason for giving. —In recognition of services rendered in the pro¬ 
tection of the Forbidden City, Peking, after the Boxer disturbances 
in 1900. 

84. Rear-Admiral B. H. McCalla, U. S. Navy. 

Peking war medal with clasp, conferred by the King of Great 
Britain. 

Reason for giving. —In recognition of services rendered in the re¬ 
lief of the legation at Peking in 1900. 

85. George H. Bridgeman, American consul at Kingston^ Jamaica, 

formerly Ameri,can minister at Bolivia. 

Silver inkstand. 

Reason /or giving. —In recognition of services rendered while in 
<jharge of British interests in Bolivia. 


GIFTS AND DECOKATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 9 

86. E. C. Hadley and Albert Whitten, Light keepers at Cape 

Ann, Rockport, Mass. 

Silver watches tendered by the Canadian government. 

Reason for giving.—On account of humane services rendered by 
the keepers to the shipwrecked crew of the steamer Lottie B., of St. 
Johns, New Brunswick. 

87. Rear-Admiral P. H. Cooper, U. S. Navy. 

88. Capt. Henry C. Taylor, U. S. Navy. 

89. Capt. Francis A. Cooke, U. S. Navy. 

90. Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. Navy. 

91. Capt. Casper S. Goodrich, U. S. Navy. 

92. Commander W. M. Meade, U. S. Navy. 

93. Commander J. H. Dayton, U. S. Navy. 

94. Commander Frederick N. Symonds, U. S. Navy. 

95. Chapin C. Todd. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar. 

Reason for giving. —This decoration was tendered on the occasion 
of the visit of these gentlemen to La Guaira, with the squadron, in 
1899. 

96. George P. Skinner, American consul-general at Marseille. 

Decoration conferred by the Emperor of Ethiopia, namely the 
Star of Ethiopia. 

Reason for giving. —Mr. Skinner negotiated a commercial treaty 
with Abyssinia, and this decoration was tendered at the conclusion 
of the negotiations. 

97. Capt. George P. Thorpe, U. S. Marine Corps. 

Medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of Ethiopia. 

Reason for giving. —Captain Thorpe commanded the escort which 
accompanied Mr. Skinner to Ethiopia to negotiate a commercial 
treaty. 

98. Hamilton King, American minister at Bangkok. 

99. Paul liiASU , formerly secretary of legation at Bangkok, now consul 

at Venice. 

100. J. P. Sleden. 

Jubilee medals tendered by the King of Siam. 

Reason for giving. —These gold and silver jubilee medals were 
tendered by the King as souvenirs to all officials, native and foreign. 

101. EthelbertWalsh,/ onri^rZ^ consul-general at Cairo, now consul- 

general at St. Petersburg. 

Decoration, Order of Osmanieh, conferred by the Khedive of 
Egypt. 

Reason for giving. —No reason has been given for the award of 
this decoration. 


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102. Capt. Henry Wilson, U. S. Navy. 

Gold cross tendered by King Kalakauai. 

Reason for giving^,—This gold cross was tendered on the occasion 
of the King’s coronation. 

103^ John G. Leishman, American Minister at Constantinople. 

104. Col. F. H. Phipps, U. S. Army. 

Gold medals conferred by the Sultan of Turkey. 

Reason for giving. —No reason given. 

105. Richmond American Minister at Teheran. 

Diamond snuff box tendered by the Shah of Persia. 

Reason for giving. —This was tendered as a mark of regard. 

106. Rear-Admiral J. W. Nicholson, U. S. Navy, Deceased. 

Gold medal tendered by the King of Sweden and Norway. 

Reason for giving. —For attention shown to Swedish subjects at 
Alexandria, Egypt, during the bombardment by British ships. 

107. Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, U. S. Army. 

108. Cql. E. H. Crowder, U. S. Army. 

109. Lieut. Gen. E. J. McClernand, U. S. Army. 

110. Maj. Joseph E. Kuhn, U. S. Army. 

111. Maj. John F. Morrison, U. S. Army. 

112. Capt. Charles Lynch, U. S. Army. 

113. Capt. Parker W. West, U. S. Army. 

114. Capt. John J. Pershing, U. S. Army. 

115. Capt. Peyton C. Marsh, U. S. Army. 

Decorations, respectively, tendered by the Emperor of Japan. 
Reason for giving. —The American minister at Tokyo, in his dis¬ 
patch of October 19, 1905, states as follows: 

have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a note from 
the minister for foreign affairs wherein he states that in view of the 
especially intimate relations between the United States and Japan, 
and also of the sympathy and. admira,tion which the Japanese army 
feel for that of the united States, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan 
is now disposed to confer certain imperial orders upon the American 
military officers who were attached to the Japanese armies in the 
field during the war just ended.” , : 

II. 

Department of State, 
Washington J February Id, 1910. 

My Dear Senator Cullom: Referring to your request of the 18th 
ultimo, I take pleasure in sending you herewith a list of officials of 
this Government who have been tendered or uppn whom have been 
conferred decorations or gifts by foreign governments. This list 
contains the names of those whose cases have come before the depart¬ 
ment since June 23, 1906, when the Senate Committee on Foreign 
Relations had under consideration the applications which had been 


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made up to that time for the permission of Congress to accept cer¬ 
tain gifts and decorations. 

^ There are now about 220 dirlonias, decorations, medals, and other 
gifts in the custody of the chief clerk of this department. 

I am, my dear Senator Cullom, 

Very sincerely, yours, P. C. Knox. 

Hon. Shelby M. Cullom, 

C&mmittee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. 


116. Lieut. William H. Allen, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin^ to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

117. Rear-Admiral Conway H. Arnold, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government unon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

118. JuLEAN H. Arnold, Esq., American Consul, Amoy. 

Decoration of the second class, third grade, ‘^A-na-erh,” conferred 
upon him b^ the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit 
of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 

119. Frank Holway Atkinson, Esq., Assistant Paymaster, 

U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolh^ar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
warships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

120. Capt. Frank E. Beatty, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, ‘‘Pi-li,’^ and silver 
bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occa¬ 
sion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 
1908. 

121. A. Bailly-Blanchard, Esq., Secretary of Embassy, Paris, 

Decoration of the Black Star of Benin conferred upon him by the 
French Government in recognition of Mr. Bailly-Blanchard^s serv¬ 
ices as secretary at the last Hague conference. 

122. Robert Woods Bliss, Esq., Secretary of Legation, Buenos 

Aires. 

Diploma of the Order of St. Anne of the third class, conferred 
upon him by the Emperor of Russia in recognition of Mr. Bliss’s 
services while second secretary at the embassy at St. Petersburg. 

Also, decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun 
conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr* 
Bliss’s services while serving as second secretary of the embassy at 
St. Petersburg, during the war between Japan and Russia. :■! 



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123. Capt. John M. Bowyer, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, “Pao-jo,^^ and a 
silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the 
occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy 
in 1908. 

124. C. B. Bracket, Esq., Department of Agriculture. 

Decoration of the Order of Merite Agricoli conferred upon him by 
the Government of France in recognition of his services at the Paris 
Exposition. 

125. SuRG. William C. Braisted, U. S. Navy. 

War medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan as a 
mark of appreciation of Surgeon Braisted’s services to that country 
during the recent war between Japan and Russia. 

126. John Brewer, Esq., American Consular Agent at Caracas, 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government in recognition of his services while in charge 
of the American legation at Caracas. 

127. Capt. N. M. Brooks, Cleric, Post-Office Department 

Decoration of the third class of the Order of the Red Eagle con¬ 
ferred upon him by the German Emperor. The reasons for con¬ 
ferring this decoration are not known by the department. 

128. Midshipman Robert W. Cabaniss, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

129. Lieut. Harry Kimball Cage, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

130. Capt. William B. Caperton, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

131. Leslie M. Combs, Esq., American Minister to Peru. 

Gold cup presented to him by the President of Guatemala as a 
souvenir or the peace conference between representatives of the Gov¬ 
ernments of Guatemala, Salvador, and Honduras, which occurred on 
board the U. S. S. MarUehead in 1906, at which time Mr. Combs was 
minister to Guatemala. 

132. Capt. Walter C. Cowles, U, S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, ‘^K'ou-erh-ssu,^^ and 
silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the 
occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amov 
in 1908. 


GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 13 

133. Lieut. Commander Thomas T. Craven, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the third class, first grade, ‘‘Ke-lieh-wen,^’ con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of 
the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 

134. Rear-Admiral C, H. Davis, U. S. Navy. 

Silver cup and salver, and silver punch bowl and cups, tendered to 
him by the Governments of Great Britain and Russia. The reasons 
for making these presents are not known to the department. 

This was for service as a member of the Doggers Bank Commission. 

135. Capt. Halstead Dorey, U. S. Army. 

Decoration and diploma of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, 
conferred upon him by the French Government. The occasion for 
this presentation is not known by the department. 

136. Commander John A. Dougherty, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, Teng-ko-ti,” con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of 
the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 

137. Capt. Robert M. Doyle, 11. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, ‘^Tai-i,” and silver 
bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occa¬ 
sion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 
1908. 

138. Ensign Milo Frederick Draemel, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

139. Lieut. Commander John Rufus Edie, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S 
war ships Maine, and Dolphim to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

140. Rear-Admiral William H. Emory, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the first class, third grade, ‘H-mo-li,” and silver 
bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occa¬ 
sion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 
1908. 

141. John Fowler, Esq., Consul at Chefoo. 

Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in appre¬ 
ciation of the services of Mr. Fowler while consul-general at Chefoo, 
China, at the time of the war between Japan and Russia. 

142. Capt. John C. Fremont, U. S. Navy. 

Sword presented to him by the Sultan of Morocco on the occasion 
of the recent American mission to Fez, when Captain Fremont 
accompanied the mission as naval aid. 


14 GIFTS AND DECOKATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

143. Ensign Douglas W. Fuller, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar, conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and B61 ftiin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

144. Lieut. Commander Irvin V. Gillis^ U. S, Navy. 

War medal, conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan as a 
mark of appreciation of Lieutenant Gillis’s services to that country 
during the recent war between Japan and Russia. 

145. Roger S. Greene, American consul at Harhin, 

Decoration of the fifth class of the Order of the Rising Sun, con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. 
Greene’s services while commercial agent at Vladivostok, during the 
Russo-Japanese war. 

146. Capt. William S. Guignard, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of Grade of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, con¬ 
ferred upon him by the French Government in recognition of Cap¬ 
tain Guignard’s services while military attach^ at Paris. 

Also sword presented to him by the Sultan of Morocco on the oc¬ 
casion of the recent American ihission to Fez, when he accompanied 
the mission as military aid. 

147. Capt. O. C. Hamlet, United States Revenue-Cutter Service. 

Gold cigarette case conferred upon him by the Czar of Russia in 
recognition of the services rendered by Captain Flamlet in 1904-5 
for the protection of the coast of east Siberia against the depreda¬ 
tions of sea poachers during the late war between Japan and Russia. 

148. Thomas E. Heenan, Esq., Consul at Warsaw. 

Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recog¬ 
nition of Mr. Heenan’s services to that country while consul-general 
at Newchwang during the war between Japan and Russia. 

149. Lieut. Robert W. Henderson, U, S. Navy. 

Decoration of the third class, first grade, ‘‘Han-te-sun,” conferred 
upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit 
of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 

150. Henry L. Hertz, Esq., Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago. 

Decoration of the Order of Danebrog and diploma, conferred upon 
him by the King of Denmark in recognition of Mr. Hertz’s services 
as president of the Dano-American Society. 

151. Paxton Hibben, Esq., Secretary of American Legation, The 

Hague. 

Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 
conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of 
MrHBibben’s services while third secretary of the embassy at 
St. Petersburg during the Russo-Japanese war. 

Also, decoration and diploma of the Order of St. Stanislaus of the 
third class, conferred upon him by the Emperor of Russia as a cour¬ 
teous recognition of Mr. Hibben’s services while secretary of the 
American embassy at St. Petersburg. 


GIFTS AND DFCOKATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 15 

152. Dr. David J. Hill, American Amhassadov to Germany. 

Decoration of the Grand Cordon of the Order of Orange Nassau, 
conferred upon him, as a token of esteem, by the Queen of the Neth¬ 
erlands upon the conclusion of Doctor Hill’s mission at that post. 

153. Edward T. Hoopes, Paymaster, U. S. Navy. . 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar, conferred upon-him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U, S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin in Venezuelan waters in 19Q8. 

154. Capt. Thomas B. Howard, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, ‘^Hou-lmo,” and 
silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the 
occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 
1908. 

155. Commander William L. Howard, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, with the 
grade of Knight, conferred upon him by the King of Italy in recogni¬ 
tion of Commander Howard’s services while naval attache at the 
embassy at Rome. 

Also decoration of the Order of Merit of Duke Frederick Peter Louis 
of Oldenburg, conferred upon him by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg 
in recognition of Commander Howard’s services while naval attache 
at the embassy at Berlin. 

156. William H. Hunt, American Consul, St.- Etienne, France. 

Title of OfFicier d’Academie, conferred upon him by the French Gov¬ 
ernment. The reason for conferring this title upon Mr. Hunt is not 
known. 

157. Capt. Hamilton Hutchins, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, “He-ch’in-ssu,” and 
silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the 
occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 
1908. 

158. Lieut. Commander Rufus Z. Johnston, Jr.) U. S. Navy. 

The decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

159. Edward Julian King, Esq., Consular Agent at Hakodate. 

Decoration conferred i^on him by the Emperor of Japan, in appre¬ 
ciation of Mr. King’s efforts to cultivate cordial relations between 
the country he represented and that of Japan at the time of the war 
between that country and Russia. 

160. Horace G. Knowles, American Minister to Nicaragua. 

Decoration of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of 
Roumania conferred upon him by the Government of that country 
in recognition of Mr. Knowles’s service while minister at Bucharest. 

Also, decoration of the Order of St. Sava, conferred upon him by 
the King of Servia in recognition of Mr. Knowles’s services while 
minister to that country. - 


16 GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES- 

161. Capt. George T. Langhorne, U. S. Army. 

Decoration and diploma of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor con¬ 
ferred upon him by the French Government. The occasion for this 
presentation is not known by the department. 

162. Irwin B. Laughlin, Esq., Secretary of embassy at Berlin. 

Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japafi in recognition of Mr. 
Laughlin’s services while second secretary of the legation at Tokyo 
during the war between Japan and Russia. 

163. Maj. Henry Leonard^ U. S. Marine Corps. 

Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, third class, second 
degree, conferred upon him by the late Emperor and late Dowager 
Empress of China in recognition of Major Leonard’s services while 
military attache to the American legation at Peking. 

164. James Verner Long, Esq., American Consul, Venice. 

Decoration and diploma of the Cross of Chevalier of the Royal 
Order of the Saviour conferred upon him by the King of Greece in 
recognition of Mr. Long’s services while consul at Patras. 

165. Hon. Francis B. Loomis, Commissioner-General of the Tohyo 

Exposition Commission. 

Decoration of the first class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure 
conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan upon the occasion of 
Mr. Loomis’s visit to Tokyo in the capacity of commissioner-general 
of the United States to the Tokyo Exposition. 

166. Rear-Admiral Henry W. Lyon, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of commander of the first class of the Royal Order of 
Sanct-Olav conferred upon him by the King of Norway. The reason 
for the conferring of this decoration is not known by the department. 

167. SuRG. Albert M. D. McCormick, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

168. Lieut. Commander Newton A. McCully, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Order of St. Anne of the third class, with swords 
and ribbon, presented by the Emperor of Russia, Lieutenant McCully 
having accompanied the Russian army in the field as an observer 
during the Russo-Japanese war. 

169. Passed Asst. Surg. Norman Thomas McLean, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

170. Commander Charles C. Marsh, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun and 
a commeinorative war medal conferred upon him by the Emperor 
of Japan in recognition of Commander Marsh’s valuable services 
during the war between Japan and Russia. 


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171. Hon. George von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy. 

Decoration of the first class of the Order of the Rising Sun con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. 
Meyer’s services as American ambassador at St. Petersburg. 

172. Henry B. Miller, Esq., Consul at Belfast. 

Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan for 
services rendered by Mr. Miller to that country while consul-general 
at Yokohama at the time of the war between Japan and Russia. 

173. Ransford S. Miller, Jr., Esq., Chief, Far Eastern. Division, 

Department of State. 

Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure 
conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. 
Miller’s services while secretary and interpreter to the legation at 
Tokyo during the Russo-Japanese war. 

174. Commander Richard T. Mulligan, U. S. Navy. 

Silver cup presented to him by the President of Guatemala as a 
souvenir of the peace conference between representatives of the Gov¬ 
ernments of Guatemala, Salvador, and Honduras, which occurred on 
board the U. S. S. Marhlehead in 1906, of which vessel Captain Mulli¬ 
gan was commander at that time. 

175. Cart. Kossuth Niles, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the second class, second grade, ^^Nai-erh-ssu,” and 
silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon 
the occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to 
Amoy in 1908. 

176. Col. J. A. Ockerson, Member of the Mississippi River Com- 
mission. 

Decoration of Ofiicier d’Instruction Publique conferred upon him 
by the French Government. The reasons for conferring this decora¬ 
tion are not kno^vn to the department. 

177. Gordon Paddock, Esq., Vice-consul-general at MuTcden. 

Decoration of the third class of the Order of Tai Keuk, a souvenn 
medal, in commemoration of the coronation of the Emperor of 
Korea, at the time Mr. Paddock was \dce-consul-general at Seoul. 
These medals were distributed to all foreign officials present at the 
ceremonies. 

178. Lieut. Leigh C. Palmer, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Royal Order of Merit, presented by the King of 
Spain on the occasion of his marriage. Lieutenant Palmer having 
been detailed as military attach^ to the special embassy from the 
United States. 

179. Cart. James PI. Reeves, Military attache, American legation, 

Peking. 

Decoration of the third class, first grade, ^'Li-fu-ssu,” conferred 
upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit 
of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 

S. Rep. 373, 61-2-2 


18 GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TG OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

] 80. Ensign Fred Fremont Rogers, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar, conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

181. W. W. Russell, Esq., American minister to Venezuela, 

Cross and diploma of Commander of the Legion of Honor, con¬ 
ferred upon him by the President of France as a mark of apprecia¬ 
tion of Mr. RusselFs services in representing French interests in 
Venezuela in 1908. 

182. Thomas Sammons, Esq., Consul-general at Yokohama, 

Decoration of the second class of the Order of Tai Keuk, a souvenir 
medal in commemoration of the coronation of the Emperor of Korea, 
at the time Mr. Sammons was consul-general at Seoul. These medals 
were distributed to all foreign officials present at the ceremonies. 

183. Paul H. J. Sartori, Esq., American consular agent at Kielj 

Germany. 

Decoration of the Order of Danebrog, conferred upon him by the 
King of Denmark in consideration of the services rendered to the 
Government of that country by Mr. Sartori, covering a period of 
more than twenty-five years. 

184. Rear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the first class, third grade, ‘'Shih-lo-ta,'" and silver 
bowl, conferred upon liim by the Chinese Government upon the occa¬ 
sion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 
1908. 

185. George H. Scidmore, Esq., Consul-general at Seoul, Korea, 

Decoration of the fifth class of the Order of the Rising Sun, con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. 
Scidmore’s services as legal adviser to the legation at Tokyo during 
the Russo-Japanese war. 

186. Capt. Roy Cambell Smith, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon him 
by the Government of France in recognition of Captain Smith’s 
services as naval attache at the American embassy at Paris. 

187. Surg. Raymond Spear, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Order of St. Anne^ conferred upon him by the 
Emperor of Russia. The reason for this presentation is not known 
by the deaprtment. 

188. Rear-Admiral Charles S. Sperry, U. S. Navy. 

Silver flower bowl mounted on a wooden base, presented to Rear- 
Admiral Sperry, commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, upon its 
visit to Japan, as a token of the Emperor’s appreciation of the com¬ 
ing of the fleet to Japanese waters. 


GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 19 

189. Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, Curator of the National Museum. 

Decoration of the cross of the first class of the Order of the Sanct 
Olav, conferred upon him by the King of Norway. Reason for this 
presentation is not known by the department. 

190. Col. T. W. Symons, U. S. Army. 

Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him 
by the Government of China. Reasons not known by the depart¬ 
ment. 

191. Lieut. Commander Warren J. Terhune, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar, conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

192. Lieut. Commander Thomas Washington, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar, conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

193. Ethelbert Watts, American Consul-General, Brussels. 

Decoration of the third class of the Order of the Rising Sun, con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. 
Watts’s services while consul-general at St. Petersburg during the 
Russo-Japanese war. 

Also, ciecoration of the Imperial Order of Osmanieh of the third 
class, conferred upon him by the Khedive of Egypt in recognition of 
services performed by Mr. Watts while in charge of the American 
agency at Cairo. 

194. Lieut. David A. Weaver, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the third class, first grade, “Wei-fen,” conferred upon 
him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit of the 
American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 

195. Lieut. Walter E. Whitehead, U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene¬ 
zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war 
ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 

196. Hon. Huntington Wilson, Assistant Secretary of State. 

Decoration of the third class of the Order of the Rising Sun con¬ 
ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. 
Wilson’s services while serving as secretary of legation at Tokyo 
during the war between Japan and Russia. 

197. Col. John P. Wisser, U. S. Army. 

Photograph presented to him by the Emperor of Germany. Col¬ 
onel Wisser was formerly military attache to^the American embassy 
at Berlin. < 

198. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, U. S. Army. , 

Decoration and diploma of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor 
conferred upon him by the French Government. The occasion for 
this presentation is not known by the department. 


20 GIFTS AND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

199. Brig. Gen. Oliver E. Wood, U. S. Army, Ketired. 

Decoration of the Order of the Sacred Treasure of the third class 
and war medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan as a 
mark of appreciation of General Wood’s services on a tour of duty as 
military attach^ to the embassy of the United States at Tokyo during 
the war between Japan and Kussia. 

200. Lieut. Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, Jr., U. S. Navy. 

Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 
Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. 
war shipsjJ/ume and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 


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